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Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, New England, News, Times Record
USM student recalls frightening encounter with suspect in Scarborough killing
Sierra Eichner, now 22, says she was a freshman at the University of Southern Maine in Gorham when she was cornered and touched inappropriately by Quinton Hanna.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, New England
Forget the log cabin. Wood buildings are climbing skyward – a plus for the planet.
Advocates of cross-laminated timber envision a radical shift in construction, with wood buildings of seven to 18 stories drastically reducing the cement and steel that generate tons of greenhouse gases.
Posted inNation & World, News, Sports
Former UMaine, Delaware athlete gets 5 years in prison for rape
Clay Conaway is accused of sexually assaulting six women and has been sentenced to five years in prison for his rape conviction in the first case to go to trial.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education, Uncategorized
UMaine enrollment holds steady despite drop in out-of-state students
A competitive response to Maine’s ‘flagship match’ program and a housing crunch at the University of Southern Maine have contributed to fewer out-of-state enrollees, officials said.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
State approves power-purchase contract with UMaine wind project
The 20-year agreement requires CMP to buy electricity from an experimental floating wind turbine off the Maine coast.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Competition makes UMaine think bigger about its offshore wind project
Despite setbacks and delays, the UMaine project is likely to be the first floating commercial-scale wind farm in the U.S.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Schools and Education
University of Maine receives $1 million for new engineering center
The $1 million gift from aerospace company Pratt & Whitney will fund a machine tool suite in a new engineering center.
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UMaine gets $1.1 million for forest economy plan
The federal grant will help advance a plan to boost Maine’s forest economy with new products and technology.
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One for the books: UMaine launches 25-foot boat it built with a 3-D printer
Watch a time-lapse video as the boat is built using a plastic-cellulose blend that officials say has the potential to boost the state’s wood products industry.